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SINGAPORE, November 29: Peach Blossom Media, a Singaporean animation house, is producing a Chinese-language spin-off of its animated series Taoshu the Warrior Boy, which aired on Nickelodeon Asia. Taoshu and Friends will feature animated segments with Taoshu, his sister Lingling, …

SINGAPORE, November 29: Canada’s Kahani World is teaming with Singapore’s ettaminA for Ashati the Asian Princess, a 3-D animated feature film. The 90-minute feature film follows its title character, Princess Ashati, as she sets out on a journey to save …

SINGAPORE, November 29: The Asia Television Forum and Asia Film Market & Conference opened in Singapore today with organizers hailing a 25-percent increase in attendance, with a record number of participants hailing from 49 countries, including 80 distributors attending for …

LONDON, November 29: Michael Grade, who resigned yesterday as chairman of the BBC to become the executive chairman of the U.K.’s leading commercial broadcaster ITV, was greeted by ITV staff with a standing ovation. Although Grade officially starts at ITV …

HIALEAH, November 29: Telemundo Communications Group has taken full ownership of the Miami-based Telemundo-RTI Productions and has acquired its distribution partner, Tepuy International. Telemundo-RTI will now be renamed Telemundo Studios Miami, while Tepuy will become Telemundo Internacional, serving as the …

SINGAPORE, November 29: In its bid to expand the reach of Singaporean produced content around the world, the Media Development Authority today announced alliances with Canada’s National Film Board (NFB), Italy’s Finanziaria Laziale de Sviluppo (FILAS) and Thailand’s Software Promotion …

SINGAPORE, November 29: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific kicked off its presence at the Asia TV Forum today with a bevy of Ugly Betty look-alikes on hand at the Shangri-La Hotel to promote the hit ABC show, as well as …

SINGAPORE, November 29: The Media Development Authority of Singapore is teaming with the Korean Broadcasting Institute (KBI) to co-finance three HDTV co-production projects by Singaporean and Korean producers, it was announced at the Asia TV Forum today. The three co-production …

LONDON, November 29: 3DD Entertainment has finalized a series of deals with key Latin American television outlets. HBO Latin America has bought a programming package that includes 24 episodes of the 3DD-produced London Live, which showcases some of the hottest …

NEW DELHI, November 29: ESPN STAR Sports has extended its agreement with the FA Premier League (FAPL) for the exclusive, multiplatform live rights to the Barclays English Premier League (EPL) for the Indian subcontinent through 2010. The agreement grants ESPN …